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Daily infections hold steady, active cases are on rise

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. There were little signs yet of the feared second wave of the pandemic as nationwide cases totalled up to 43,279 on Thursday, a slight drop from Wednesday's count of 44,739, as per data collated by TOI from state governments. Daily cases have stayed under 45,000 this week, with no surge visible so far as compared to last week's numbers. With Thursday's addition, the country's Covid-19 caseload has gone past 93 lakh...

Covid-positive Rajasthan health minister goes on hospital jaywalk

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Rajasthan health minister Raghu Sharma has given the phrase “going viral” a new definition by choosing to go about inspecting and interacting with patients at the hospital where he had been admitted for Covid treatment last Monday...

To tame prices, govt cuts import duty on palm oil

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The government on Thursday reduced the basic customs duty (BCD) on crude palm oil to 27.5% in its bid to increase availability of the edible oil in the domestic market. The current BCD on crude palm oil is 37.5%. The reduced rate will come to effect from Friday. The move comes barely a week after the issue of rising prices of edible oil came up for discussion at a meeting of the Group of Ministers headed by home minister Amit Shah...

Covid blow: 37% girls from poor families uncertain of returning to school

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About 37% of girls from poor households are uncertain whether they would be able to return to school after the pandemic, according to a study which also found that as compared to 37% of boys, only 26% girls in such families have access to mobile and internet to attend online classes...

Ravi Shankar Prasad attacks lobby trying to pressure SC

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“Of late, there has been a disturbing trend of some people campaigning through social media and newspaper articles insisting on what the Supreme Court judgment or order should be in a particular case. And when the SC does not stick to the course outlined by them, they resort to sweeping criticism of the SC and the judiciary,” law minister Ravi Shankar Prasad said on Thursday...

Courts of appeal in four regions a must to ease burden on SC: AG

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MV rules to allow nominee for smooth ownership transfer

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Ajit Doval to attend key maritime meet in Sri Lanka

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NSA Ajit Doval will visit Colombo Friday to participate in the 4th Trilateral Maritime Security Cooperation meeting being hosted by Sri Lanka. This is the first time that the trilateral mechanism at the NSA level, involving India, Sri Lanka and the Maldives, is being held in six years...

Panel hits out at SC’s de-sealing order

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The Supreme Court-appointed monitoring committee for checking illegal use of residential properties for commercial use in the city on Thursday submitted a hard-hitting report, severely criticising the court’s August 14 judgment that clipped its wings. The ruling led to largescale de-sealing of buildings that had been sealed for unauthorised construction, resulting in a “free for all” in the capital, the panel stated...

JCO dies as Pak violates ceasefire along LoC in Poonch

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A junior commissioned officer (JCO) of the Indian Army died and a civilian got injured when Pakistani troops violated ceasefire in two sectors along the Line of Control (LoC) in Poonch district of J&K on Thursday...

Bengaluru company's AI tool to interpret cross-border Mandarin intercepts

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Nitin Gadkari urged UP govt end stamp duty on toll collection agreements

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Happy to have met Sidhu, says Amarinder Singh

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India had estimated 74 million Covid-19 infections by August: ICMR's 2nd national serosurvey

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AstraZeneca-Oxford vaccine safe, Indian trials progressing smoothly: Serum Institute

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Vaccine major Serum Institute of India on Thursday said the Covid-19 vaccine developed by AstraZeneca and Oxford University is safe and effective, and the Indian trials are progressing smoothly with strict adherence to all protocols...

India will play lead role in rebuilding economy in post-Covid era: Jitendra Singh

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Protesting farmers brave water cannons, tear gas shells: Key points

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Tension spiralled at the Shambhu interstate border as police used water cannons and teargas to disperse hundreds of farmers from Punjab who broke barricades, throwing some into the river, determined to enter the state as part of their 'Delhi Chalo' march against the Centre's farm laws...

India to offer incentives for solar modules: PM Modi

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AstraZeneca inks pact with Research Society for Study of Diabetes in India

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Farmers standing resolutely in face of Modi govt's 'cruelty': Rahul Gandhi

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Farmers are standing resolutely in the face of "cruelty", Congress leader Rahul Gandhi said on Thursday as he hit out at the Modi government after Haryana Police used water cannons and teargas to disperse hundreds of farmers from Punjab marching towards Delhi to protest the Centre's farm laws...

BJP a party of outsiders, has no place in Bengal: Mamata

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'Will leave politics if...': Punjab CM vs Haryana CM over farmers' stir

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Nationwide strike affects normal life in Kerala, Odisha, other states; over 25 cr workers join agitation

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Constitution Day: PM Modi says it is day to express gratitude to makers of Constitution

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Amarinder slams Khattar govt for stopping farmers marching towards Delhi

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Punjab chief minister Amarinder Singh on Thursday lashed out at the BJP-led government in Haryana for stopping farmers from moving towards Delhi, saying the use of "brute force" against them is totally undemocratic and unconstitutional...

PM says 'One Nation, One Election' need of India

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday pitched for 'One Nation, One Election', saying it is the need of India as polls taking place every few months impact development works. Addressing the concluding session of the 80th All India Presiding Officers Conference via video conference, Modi also paid homage to the victims of the 26/11 Mumbai attacks and asserted that India is fighting terrorism now with new policy and new process...

PM Modi pays homage to 26/11 victims, talks about Constitution Day: Highlights

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India, Nepal share 'very strong' relationship: Foreign secretary Harsh Shringla

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India shares a "very strong" relationship with Nepal and is keen to further strengthen the bilateral ties, foreign secretary Harsh Vardhan Shringla said on Thursday as he began his two-day official visit to the Himalayan nation during which he will hold talks with his Nepalese counterpart and other top leaders...

Govt plans free ops for gender reassignment of trans people

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Yogi Adityanath to campaign in Hyderabad for local body polls

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The BJP is trying to make inroads and Yogi Adityanath is likely to launch his campaign from the Golconda area of the Old City. Though corporation elections are usually a local affair, the BJP is pulling out all stops to win the polls by bringing in its star campaigners, including union Ministers Amit Shah, Smriti Irani and Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath...

26/11 Mumbai terror attacks: 'Whereabouts of David Coleman Headley not known'

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India works to get Nepal ties on track as China too ups game

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Without diluting its stand that Nepal's territorial claims are not backed by any fact or evidence, India is looking to restart work on economic projects and improve trade ties. A flurry of high-level visits to Nepal, including the one by foreign secretary Harsh Shringla starting Thursday, will likely give way in the next few weeks to virtual meetings focused on trade relations...

Maha considering non-invasive saliva test to detect Covid

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Cyclone Nivar makes landfall, impact likely till afternoon in TN

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Cyclonic storm Nivar commenced landfall 30km north of Puducherry and 115km south of Chennai around 11.15pm on Wednesday. The core of the storm which hit close to Marakkanam is expected to take three hours to cross over. Heavy rain and winds of 120 to 130kmph, gusting to 145kmph, lashed the coastal areas of Puducherry and Cuddalore. Chennai too saw spells of heavy rain and wind...

Staggered office timings, night curfews in new MHA guidelines

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Seeking to consolidate the gains achieved against the spread of Covid-19 and tackle the recent spike in cases in a few states and UTs, the home ministry on Wednesday updated guidelines that called for staggered timings in offices in cities clocking a positivity rate of more than 10%...

BJP, oppn clash over J&K net clampdown at panel meet

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A meeting of the parliamentary standing committee on information technology headed by Shashi Tharoor saw a sharp exchange between BJP and opposition over whether “national security” issues can be taken up in the context of suspension of internet and telecom services, particularly in Jammu & Kashmir...

China slams apps ban; Xi asks PLA to be battle-ready

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Reacting to India's ban on 43 more Chinese Apps, Beijing on Wednesday said it firmly opposed New Delhi using national security as an excuse even as President Xi Jinping told the armed forces to strengthen training under real combat conditions and raise the capability of winning wars during a meeting of the Central Military Commission...

PM ticks off Maha, Bengal for cold-shouldering pet projects

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday ticked off some of the state governments for not coming on board for his government’s prominent schemes and projects and suggested that the Centre will not drop the plans even if they did not cooperate...

Kerala governor signs ordinance to kill Sec 118A

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Governor Arif Muhammed Khan signed on Wednesday a repeal ordinance nullifying the earlier ordinance that had introduced Section 118A in the Kerala Police Act, 2011. The amendment (Sec 118A) had the potential to muzzle all dissenting voices through all mediums...

J&K’s 1st DDC polls a battle between ballot & bullet: Thakur

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Union minister of state finance Anurag Thakur, who is BJP’s poll in-charge for Jammu and Kashmir, on Thursday described the first-ever district development council (DDC) polls as a “battle between ballot and bullet”. The first phase of the elections to the DDCs, which will complete three-tier structure of panchayati raj institutions in Jammu and Kashmir, will be held on November 28...

Eye on southern states, BJP shifts focus to GHMC polls

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Channel must refrain from conducting parallel trial in TRP case says state counsel to Bombay HC

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26/11 Mumbai terror strike: How TOI covered the deadly attacks

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In a three-day onslaught that began on November 26, 2008, 10 heavily-armed terrorists from Pakistan targeted several high-profile locations across Mumbai, including the landmark Taj Hotel at the Gateway, the Oberoi Trident at Nariman Point, Leopold Café and Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus...

Home minister chairs 1st meet of panel for commemorating nation's 75th anniversary of independence

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New land law will check Jammu and Kashmir's Roshni-like scams, illegal land grabbing: Jitendra Singh

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UP government's focus only on 'jihad', 'Ram Naam Satya': Akhilesh Yadav

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India, China scientists probe massive stars triggering 2nd-Gen stars

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Don't misunderstand party : Mamata Banerjee to disgruntled TMC leaders

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"I am aware of those in touch with the oposition camp and differences among individuals should not lead to any misunderstanding about the party," Mamata said in her first major public rally here in the post-Covid time. Mamata's outreach comes amid reports of some senior party leaders indicating that they are on their way out and is significant as several leaders have left the party...

New MHA guidelines on Covid: Strictly enforce containment measures, regulate crowd, states told

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Releasing a new set of guidelines, which shall reamin effective till December 31, the MHA has asked states to strictly enforce SOPs on various activities, Covid-appropriate behavior and exercise caution and regulate crowds. States and UTs have been asked to ensure careful demarcation of containment zones by the district authorities, at the micro level, taking into consideration the guidelines prescribed by MoHFW...

Ahmed Patel: Congress loses its key strategist, troubleshooter and consensus-building man

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BJP's Vijay Sinha elected speaker of Bihar assembly

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26/11 case: I wanted an 'open trial' for the world, says Ujjwal Nikam

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"Actually, the government considered holding an 'in-camera trial', given its sensitive nature with domestic, regional and global political ramifications, besides the massive security concerns. I strongly urged that there should be an open, transparent trial, under full scrutiny of the world," Nikam, who was the Special Public Prosecutor in the case, told IANS...

26/11 case: 50% justice done, Pakistan yet to act

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As India solemnly marks the 12th anniversary of the dastardly terror strikes by 10-heavily armed Pakistani mercenaries on Nov. 26, 2008, full justice eludes the victims of attacks even today...

India's Covid-19 caseload goes past 92 lakh; no. of active cases increases by 6,079

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India's Covid-19 caseload went past 92 lakh with 44,376 new cases reported in a day, while the number of recoveries surged to 86.42 lakh, the health ministry said on Wednesday. The number of total coronavirus cases rose to 92,22,216 in the country, while the death toll due to the disease climbed to 1,34,699 with 481 new fatalities, the ministry's data updated at 8 am showed...

To name Ajit Doval for Pakistan's evils will simply not work

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Lost an irreplaceable comrade: Sonia Gandhi on Patel's demise

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Congress president Sonia Gandhi condoled senior party leader Ahmed Patel's demise on Wednesday, saying she has lost an "irreplaceable comrade, a faithful colleague and a friend" whose entire life was dedicated to the party. In her condolence message for Patel, who served as her political secretary for years, Gandhi said, "In Shri Ahmed Patel, I have lost a colleague, whose entire life was dedicated to the Congress Party."..

Ahmed Patel's role in strengthening Congress will always be remembered: PM Modi

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Condoling the death of senior Congress leader Ahmed Patel, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday said his role in strengthening the opposition party will always be remembered. Patel spent years in public life, serving the society, Modi noted...

Should Maha Speaker be put to notice, asks Supreme Court

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The Supreme Court on Tuesday asked whether the Maharashtra Speaker be put to notice in the contempt proceedings it has initiated against an officer of the state assembly who admitted to have acted on the presiding officer’s instructions to war n TV anchor Ar nab Goswami of contempt of House proceedings for approaching the SC with a writ petition...

One of the staunchest pillars of the Congress: Party mourns for Ahmed Patel

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P Chidambaran, Digvijaya Singh, Abhishek Manu Singhvi and Manish Tiwari among several Congress leaders condoled the death of veteran party leader Ahmed Patel who passed away at the wee hours of Wednesday...

Modi’s election challenger can’t file petition: SC

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Faced with criticism, Congress readies for party polls

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Home Secy to not attend IT standing committee

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SIT: No conspiracy or foreign funding, found only fraud, forced conversions

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A Special Investigation Team (SIT) constituted in September to probe alleged cases of forced conversions in Kanpur has ruled out conspiracy and foreign funding. It, however, submitted a chargesheet in eight of 14 cases, where 11 youths were accused of luring girls by using fake identities and fraudulent documents, forced conversion and rape...

Congress veteran Ahmed Patel passes away following Covid complications

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Senior Congress leader Ahmed Patel, who was undergoing treatment at a Gurugram hospital after testing positive for Covid-19, breathed his last after multi-organ failure in the wee hours of Wednesday, his son Faisal confirmed. He was 71. PM Modi condoled the death of Congress veteran and said Patel was known for his role in strengthening Congress Party would always be remembered...

India’s active Covid cases up again

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This was the highest single-day increase in active cases since October 1, a sign that the pandemic could be on the rise again in the country. Active cases had been falling since October 1 as Covid-19 cases decreased steadily. The decreasing trend was first broken on November 14, and then again last Saturday...

SC: Why not cap RT-PCR test price at 400?

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The Supreme Court on Tuesday sought the Centre’s response to a PIL which sought capping of RT-PCR test for Covid-19 at Rs 400 for both government and private labs and hospitals, saying the cost of the kits have come down to Rs 200 now...

Farooq named in J&K scam, dismisses charge

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The J&K administration’s probe into largescale misappropriation of public land has thrown up alleged evidence of the involvement of former CM and NC leader Farooq Abdullah, with government sources claiming that he had encroached upon more than seven kanals of prime state and forest land in Sunjwan, Jammu...

Contribution of stubble-burning to PM2.5 levels in Delhi-NCR went up from 10% in 2019 to 15% this year

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Average contribution of stubble burning to the concentration of PM2.5 in Delhi-NCR during peak phase has increased from 10% in 2019 to over 15% this year with Punjab reporting an increase of 48% in fire incidents while these declined by 28% in Haryana...

Amarinder Singh invites Navjot Sidhu for lunch

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Punjab chief minister Amarinder Singh has invited Navjot Singh Sidhu for lunch on Wednesday, indicating a possible patch-up with the former cricketer who quit the state cabinet after being stripped of key portfolios last year...

Haryana sets up panel to frame law on love jihad

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OIC snubs Pak, Kashmir not on agenda

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Court rejects ED plea against closure report in Maharashtra scam

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A special court in Mumbai on Thursday rejected an intervention application filed by the ED challenging the closure report filed by the Economic Offences Wing (EOW) of Mumbai police in the Rs 25,000 crore Maharashtra State Cooperative Bank scam...

Amarinder, Khattar clash on Twitter over farm stir

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Punjab CM Captain Amarinder Singh and his Haryana counterpart, Manohar Lal Khattar, took to Twitter on Thursday to battle over the farmers’ Delhi Chalo protest against the Centre’s three contentious agri-marketing laws...

Gupkar alliance shaky as PDP, NC spar over seats

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Cracks appeared in the seven-party People’s Alliance for Gupkar Declaration (PAGD) on Thursday, with Mehbooba Mufti's PDP accusing Farooq Abdullah's National Conference of violating their seat-sharing agreement for the District Development Council polls by "deceitfully" fielding candidates against allies...

India, Nepal agree to advance ties as foreign secretary Harsh Shringla meets Nepal's top leadership

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J&K names 30 more Roshni beneficiaries with ‘land grab’ details

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PM Modi condoles death of F C Kohli

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Army JCO killed, civilian injured in ceasefire violation by Pakistan along LoC

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Another 26/11-like attack in India almost impossible: Rajnath Singh

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Netaji has been neglected for long, attempts being made to change history: Mamata

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Cost is top most hurdle in improving access to justice for all, says President Kovind

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'Journey from megawatt to gigawatt': PM Narendra Modi hails growth in India's renewable energy generation capacity

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday stressed on the importance of renewable energy for the country and highlighted the growth in renewable energy from megawatts to gigawatts. The Prime Minister, in a series of tweets, hailed the country's capacity to generate electricity from renewable energy. "In the last 6 years, India is travelling on an unparalleled journey." he tweeted...

Jaishankar interacts with Indians in UAE; assures them of govt's responsiveness post-Covid normalcy

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World’s oldest nanostructures found in 6th-century BCE pottery from Tamil Nadu

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Today is Punjab's 26/11: Sukhbir on stopping farmers' Delhi Chalo march

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Pakistan fails to nab 19 most wanted LeT terrorists even 12 years after 26/11 attack

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Home minister Amit Shah pays tributes to victims of 26/11 terror attacks

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Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Thursday paid tributes to all those who lost their lives in 26/11 Mumbai terror attacks on the occasion of the 12th anniversary of the carnage. On Nov 26, 2008, ten Lashkar-e-Taiba terrorists from Pakistan arrived through sea and opened fire, killing 166 people, including 18 security personnel, and injuring many during the 60-hour siege in Mumbai...

Will keep global spotlight firmly on cross-border terrorism: India

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India fighting terror with new policy, process: PM Modi

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Constitution Day: President leads nation in community reading of preamble

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“The President read the preamble from Rashtrapati Bhavan which was live telecast by Doordarshan and joined by the people across the nation,” an official statement said...

ED arrests alleged associate of Shiv Sena MLA in money laundering case

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